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Related: About this forumHunters urged to switch to copper ammo after bald eagle dies of lead poisoning
The veterinarian and founder of the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is frustrated after a bald eagle died Tuesday from lead poisoning that measured at "over maximum toxicity" levels.
The sick bird, believed to be a female, was found by a Department of Natural Resources worker in Cape Breton and rushed by a relay of volunteers to Helene Van Doninck's eagle pen in Hilden, N.S, on Christmas Eve.
"It was in bad shape," said Van Doninck, a specialist in the rehabilitation of birds of prey. "It was cold, and skinny, and not moving, and breathing funny, and doing all the lead signs."
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/nova-scotia/hunters-copper-ammo-cape-breaton-eagle-lead-poisoning-1.3914901
The sick bird, believed to be a female, was found by a Department of Natural Resources worker in Cape Breton and rushed by a relay of volunteers to Helene Van Doninck's eagle pen in Hilden, N.S, on Christmas Eve.
"It was in bad shape," said Van Doninck, a specialist in the rehabilitation of birds of prey. "It was cold, and skinny, and not moving, and breathing funny, and doing all the lead signs."
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/nova-scotia/hunters-copper-ammo-cape-breaton-eagle-lead-poisoning-1.3914901
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Hunters urged to switch to copper ammo after bald eagle dies of lead poisoning (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Dec 2016
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JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,762 posts)1. Copper or steel would be a good alternative, but ...
it would have to be for fishing as well as hunting.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)2. It surprises me that lead shot is still allowed in places for hunting.
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)3. Lead free ammo is coming more common
including self-defense ammo for pistols. IIRC, the US military, if not NATO adopted lead-free.
IIRC, steel shot is required in the US for waterfowl under federal law and will soon be required for all species under California law. I don't don't know if the waterfowl reg is under the Migratory Bird Treaty or not, but the ammo is available and reasonably priced in Canada.
http://www.cabelas.ca/category/steel-non-toxic-shotgun-shells/924
Somebody needs to write their provincial MP.
DashOneBravo
(2,679 posts)4. There a federal law
For using lead free ammo for waterfowl on government land. (May be everywhere ) I know they are very strict around here even checking out your bags.
But people still dove hunt with lead shot.